13 June 2018

II-15: Is The Purple Worm A Weird Dragon? Annotated

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Purple Worms: includes rather horrific rules for death by suffocation as a result of being swallowed alive. Also, the question arises whether turn in this case should be more properly round, as in combat round. The first of several monsters listed that never check morale but instead attacks until slain or victorious. The theory has floated around the purple worm was basically a wingless, burrowing dragon.

Sea Monsters: a non-statted, non-described monster for show. We have always wondered what the “if it has stats it can be killed” crowd thought of that, to wit, if it does not have statistics can it therefore not be slain?

Minotaurs: the bull-headed man quip is a fine example of Gygax’s humor. 

Nixies: Neutral in alignment, though the charming and imprisonment of others would seem Chaotic. Perhaps the Chaotic leanings of such an act are balanced by the Lawful action of always releasing their charmed victims after one year.

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